List of Districts in Punjab 2023

By : Neha Dhyani

Updated : Feb 1, 2023, 13:25

There are 23 districts in Punjab in total, overlooked by an officer from the Indian Administrative Service. The officer that looks after the law and order situation of the districts is generally in the post of Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate. The districts of Punjab each have a dedicated city as its headquarters.

The latest addition to the list of districts in Punjab was the Malerkotla district, which was formed in 2021. Here, we have shared the names of all the districts of the state of Punjab, and essential details about them such as the area covered, total population, etc.

How Many District in Punjab?

The number of total district of Punjab is 23. These districts each have a unique headquarters located in one of the prominent cities of the districts. The people who look after the law and order of the Punjab districts include a Superintendent of Police and other people from the Punjab police force.

Each district of Punjab is divided further into subdivisions for better control over the administration. Find out all the important information about the districts of the state here.

Punjab District Name

We have shared the names of all 23 districts of Punjab here. Check out the names of all the Punjab districts in the table shared below -

Districts of Punjab
Amritsar	Bathinda	Fatehgarh Sahib
Fazilka	Hoshiarpur	Kapurthala
Malerkotla	Moga	Pathankot
Rupnagar	Sangrur	Tarn Taran
Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	Patiala	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Sri Muktsar Sahib	Mansa	Ludhiana
Jalandhar	Gurdaspur	Firozpur
Faridkot	Barnala

Districts of Punjab

Punjab is among the most wealthy states in India, with agriculture as the primary occupation there. There are 23 districts in Punjab which each have cultural and regional diversity. Here are some interesting facts about the state and districts of Punjab -

The state of Punjab covers an area of 50,362 square kilometres in total.
The biggest and smallest Punjab districts are Ludhiana and Malerkotla, respectively.
Punjab is a state which borders Haryana and Rajasthan on the south, Himachal Pradesh on the northeast, Jammu and Kashmir on the north and Pakistan on the west.
Besides the 23 districts of Punjab, there are 237 towns in the state.
The oldest district in the state is Hoshiarpur.

Punjab District List

We have shared important information about the districts of Punjab here. Find out information about the area covered by the districts and the total population in the area in the table below. Check out the details about Punjab districts here -

#	District of Punjab	Population (2011)	Area (km2)
1	Amritsar	2,490,891	2,647
2	Barnala	596,294	1,410
3	Bathinda	1,388,859	3,385
4	Faridkot	618,008	1,469
5	Fatehgarh Sahib	599,814	1,180
6	Firozpur	965,337	2,190
7	Fazilka	1,180,483	3,113
8	Gurdaspur	2,299,026	2,635
9	Hoshiarpur	1,582,793	3,365
10	Jalandhar	2,181,753	2,632
11	Kapurthala	817,668	1,632
12	Ludhiana	3,487,882	3,767
13	Malerkotla	452,016	837
14	Mansa	768,808	2,171
15	Moga	992,289	2,216
16	Sri Muktsar Sahib	902,702	2,615
17	Pathankot	676,598	929
18	Patiala	1,892,282	3,218
19	Rupnagar	683,349	1,369
20	Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar	986,147	1,093
21	Sangrur	1,203,153	2,848
22	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar	614,362	1,267
23	Tarn Taran	1,120,070	2,449

Punjab District Map

Find out the geographic location of all the Punjab districts on the map shared here. It will also give you a better idea of the size of the districts of the state. Check out the image for the List of Districts Present Today in Punjab State.

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FAQs on Districts of Punjab

Q1. How many districts in Punjab 2023 are there?

There are 23 districts in Punjab in total. All these districts have a Deputy Commissioner to monitor the law and order situation there. Earlier, there were only 22 districts in Punjab. However, on 14 May 2021, the district of Sangrur was bifurcated and a new district of Malerkotla was added to the Punjab districts list.

Q2. Which is the biggest district of Punjab?

Ludhiana is the biggest district of Punjab, spreading across over 3,767 square kilometres. The estimated population of Ludhiana is 3,487,882 (as per the 2011 population census). The second biggest district of Punjab is Bathinda, which spreads over 3,385 square kilometres.

Q3. Where can I find the list of districts in Punjab?

We have shared the list of districts in Punjab here. The names of all 23 Punjab districts have been shared here along with details about the total population living in the district. Moreover, you can also find information about the area covered by all the districts in the state of Punjab.

Q4. Which is the smallest district in Punjab?

When we compare the total area covered by the Punjab districts, Malerkotla is the smallest district of Punjab. Malerkota only covers 837 square kilometres of area in the state of Punjab. This Punjab district was bifurcated from the Sangrur district recently on 14 May 2021.

Q5. Which is the oldest district of Punjab?

The oldest district of Punjab is Hoshiarpur. This district covers an area of 3,365 square kilometres. It is located in the northeastern part of Punjab. This district of Punjab has 4 subdivisions and a population of 1,586,625 people.